The switch to electronic health care records is presenting some challenges

Cleveland Clinic CIO C. Martin Harris is quoted in this Wall Street Journal story that declares most hospitals “lack the IT talent to set up and manage electronic health care record systems, hurting their chances to earn financial incentives for managing patient information.”
That conclusion is drawn from research by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's Health Research Institute.
“Spurred by the promise of billions in government incentives, U.S. healthcare CIOs have developed EHR systems to replace paper files,” The Journal says. “Before receiving payment, health care providers must meet “meaningful use” standards that show how EHRs help them prescribe medications, exchange health information and ensure quality measures.”
But the talent shortage “threatens financial reimbursement as well as providers' ability to take advantage of the EHR systems,” according to the story. For instance, PwC reported 67% of health care providers said they were experiencing IT talent shortages for managing clinical information and integrating data, with 59% saying staffing challenges will make it harder for them to receive financial incentives.
Dr. Harris of the Clinic says hospitals that have installed EHRs are still looking for experts who can tailor the software to the hospitals processes. Although he has implemented his core EHR system, he tells The Journal “you're always implementing something new,” such as a software tool to support the pharmacy, emergency room or operating room.

Many of you are cheaters and liars when it comes to your relationship with frozen foods.
Nestle USA in Solon co-commissioned a survey that found, among other things, 25% of Americans “confess to having passed off frozen meals as their own culinary creation,” and 14% admit to having "accidentally" taken a co-worker's frozen meal in the workplace.
Some of the survey's highlights: 72% said serving frozen food with a freshly made side dish make it more believable as homemade; 64% said their meals often consist only of frozen food; 31% said they've tried to create their own version of a favorite frozen meal; and 44% said they often find a “U.F.O.” — that's Unidentifiable Frozen Object — in their freezers.

You live in a great city — especially on the West Side — to fly a kite.
Cleveland makes this USA Today list of the best places for kite-flying aficionados.
The shores of Lake Erie have had a “high-flying kiting tradition for more than 30 years,” says John Barresi, president of the American Kitefliers Association.
Kite fliers gravitate to Cleveland Lakefront State Park (you know it as Edgewater), where a grass field overlooks the lake and offers a view of the downtown skyline.
"For inland flying, it's about as good as it gets," he tells USA Today.
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